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Marque Remarks => Suzuki => Topic started by: monaro308 on July 17, 2010, 06:12:51 pm
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Funny how it took me 5 months to restore this......
(http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa250/hjcoupe/Picture373-1.jpg)
To this.......
(http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa250/hjcoupe/RM125Cfinished.jpg)
And it took me 7 months to bother putting the correct 428 chain and 59t-14t sprockets that i got in January to say its finished ::)
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that looks mint good it is inside too I have a new home for my bikes I can call it factory suzuki when it is built becuase it is a factory if you want I could store that for you so you have room to move inside. ;) :D
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Very nice indeed. Well done! ;)
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Ha ha yeah Michael i've seen your work on the GT80 and i'm sure your collection of PE's will look the goods too ;) and thanks All Things!
I have room in the lounge....the shed is the worry.
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Beautiful job. congrats :)
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would not look out of palce in the Primm collection ;D
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Sigh.. I want one. I want one..
WAY COOL. 8)
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Hi Luke,are you back in ostraya yet? ;D I miss your updates on skydrive :D
I keep stumbling on these 2 pics in my drawer and i'm getting withdrawal symptoms on wanting to find my/a PE175X to take up more room ;D
(http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa250/hjcoupe/PE175X.jpg)
(http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa250/hjcoupe/PE175.jpg)
It must be my emotional time of year :'(
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Hi Luke,are you back in ostraya yet? ;D I miss your updates on skydrive :D
I keep stumbling on these 2 pics in my drawer and i'm getting withdrawal symptoms on wanting to find my/a PE175X to take up more room
It must be my emotional time of year :'(
Mario,
What would a (sad) roller PE175X with some engine bits and peices be worth to you?
Rod
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Hi Rod,thats a tough one.
EVERYTIME i buy something that needs work,within a few days a complete one turns up and should have bought that (i'm not alone i'd say) ;D and i was even keen on Tony T's 175N....but cannot get to Harrow.
What figure would i be looking at for the X? Be gentle ;D
By the way,have you got any plans for the RM125F or are you chasing parts for it?
Cheers mario
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Absolutely fantastic. My first ever bike was a new 78c in 79. I am seriously jealous.
Superb job even down to the side stand which most people either forget or dont bother with.
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Thanks RMJJ,it certainly helps when Suzuki still have "a few" parts available for a 32 y/old bike.
Plus US ebay helped and typically the OZ $ was strongest after i finished it ::)
My friends ask why i have a motorbike in the loungeroom,i say because i couldn't fit it on the wall :D
Side stand....yep gotta have it on there.It also helps when i move it around the lounge to vacuum/sweep the floor(not married ;)).
I rotate it occasionally so i can look at the other side.....don't know if/when i'll kick it into life,i just like looking at it and have a sit on it for a few minutes :)
cheers...mario
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Mario,
I don't think the PE would be such that it could be "SOLD" given the photo's that i have been given. I'm currently in Japan and when i get back i'll get the bike and go from there.
The 125F is a strange one. The rear end has been swapped out for an 82/83 unit. The rear shock has been run without oil for so long that it is completely shagged, the needle bearings in the rocker are long gone and the large through bolt has oversized the holes in the frame and the rocker. The engine wasn't to bad except the guy i got it off was a bit heavy handed and in the moving storage of the bike and it's parts broke the small piston ring retainer at the bottom of the barrell. A real shame as it was still on the original bore.
I'm leaning towards a resto as i have most of the parts except for the barrell. I don't want to go down the path of sleeving the bore as it is a pain in the arse on a 125 so i'd be looking for a replacement barell before i made a decision on which way to go.
What i would like to fing and do a resto on is a 89 RM250, just got to find one first.
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Hi Rod
Japan hey - a Nissan perk ? ;)
When i got my bitsa RM125F it came with the destroyed engine and from what i can remember the top end is 99% AOK ie barrel,piston and head.
I honestly think that i wont be using it and would have put the parts on ebay eventually.
I 'd rather you use it than make money on it if you are restoring it.
Give us a yell when you get back.
Cheers and have fun over there...Mario
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Absolute Ball Tearer . Great to see one like that after so many years.
And it was top of it's class that year.
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Looks choice mario,how did you go about the clean/polish /finish on the forklegs and triples? cheers huskibul
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Hi Huskibul,i know its not correct to polish the forks or triples but the forks were very dull and pitted on the front.
I just used a polishing wheel and aluminium polishing compound to clean them up then some Autosol to finish them off.
Its not a high polish finish (which i didn't want)just enough for my eyes.
The clamps i used a soft wire wheel to remove the dull and chipped clear off it.You can see it get to the aluminium when you use the wire and then a quick going over with Autosol again.
Been inside for 8 months now,it hasn't changed at all.
cheers...mario
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Hey Monaro
Great work on finishing the RM125, i thought i recognized the lounge from pics when i chatted with you on Thumpertalk..hahaha
Well done with RM, now put it on a track :)
I have moved from Alice Springs to the Sunshine Coast with my RM400 and my first race will be this weekend at Connondale.
Im excited :)
Toolboy
Tim
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Hey Tim how are ya!
I still venture out on Thumpertalk ;D
I remember that you were going to move and take that beast with you.I hope its looking the goods ready for that big day.
Keep us posted on how you go with the race.
Gotta love that lounge....a single mans castle :D I've had it for about 6 +years now in 3 houses and i think i've sat in it about 20 times.
The movie posters,plasma and the famous couch sets a perfect backdrop for a great icon in motocross.
Take it easy and good luck.
Cheers....mario
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Funny how it took me 5 months to restore this......
(http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa250/hjcoupe/Picture373-1.jpg)
To this.......
(http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa250/hjcoupe/RM125Cfinished.jpg)
And it took me 7 months to bother putting the correct 428 chain and 59t-14t sprockets that i got in January to say its finished ::)
Yes well NOW I regret selling it to you!
That looks great,you have done a fantastic job and it went to the right person.
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Thanks Tornado.....i thought you might recognise your old RM ;)
It took alot of work but i got there and enjoyed doing it.
Good thing was the bike wasn't butchered from the start and even having the kick stand was a bonus.
How are you going with your RMs? Is that your 250 on ebay?
Cheers...Mario
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Not actually my RM on eBay but I am selling it for a mate. My T is coming along slowly but is in the getting back together phase. I love replated parts.